He was a painstaking pernicious pernickety pang in the proverbial. He was a pain in the arse.
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2105. In praise of a teacher © Bruce Goodman 18 April 2021 |
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Wallace was fastidious about punctuation (especially apostrophe’s). He was fussy about grammar. He was finicky about spelling. He was choosy about writing style. He was picky about neatness. He was meticulous about fonts. He was particular about handwriting. He insisted on using “arse” in England and “ass” in the United States. He was adamant on using “pernickety” in England and “persnickety” in the United States. He was a painstaking pernicious pernickety pang in the proverbial. He was a pain in the arse. Back to Index Next Story Previous Story |